It's 1913. The move to Cumberland is her brother Billy's idea, and it's a good one. The little mining community on Vancouver Island is quiet, and it's a change—exactly what nineteen-year-old Heather Foster needs after her mother's death. It isn't long, however, before Billy's gambling pushes them both into poverty. Soon after, a freak accident threatens to take his life.

Desperate and alone, Heather journeys to Union Bay. There, she finds a job at a local store. More importantly, she finds Henry. Over the passing months, Heather falls for the handsome stranger.

After a string of burglaries on the coast, Henry provides a sense of security. For the first time since her brother's accident, Heather feels hope for the future—a hope that's shattered when she is working late one evening, and out of the shadows appears an evil truth. In a desperate attempt to save her own life, Heather must outwit the man who is intent on killing her.